South Dakota Statutes
§ 58-17J-2 — Patient choice--Health care provider participation.
South Dakota § 58-17J-2
JurisdictionSouth Dakota
Title 58INSURANCE
Ch. 58-17JPATIENT CHOICE IN SELECTION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
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S.D. Codified Laws § 58-17J-2 (2026).
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No health insurer, including the South Dakota Medicaid program, may obstruct patient choice by excluding a health care provider licensed under the laws of this state from participating on the health insurer's panel of providers if the provider is located within the geographic coverage area of the health benefit plan and is willing and fully qualified to meet the terms and conditions of participation as established by the health insurer.
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Legislative History
SL 2015, ch 278 (Initiated Measure 17), § 1, eff. Nov. 13, 2014.
Nearby Sections
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§ 58-1-1
Citation of title.§ 58-1-11
General saving clause.§ 58-1-13
Severability of provisions.§ 58-1-14
Notice of nonrenewal of policy must be mailed sixty days prior to renewal date--Exceptions.§ 58-1-14.1
Notice of refusal to renew--Thirty§ 58-1-16.1
Applicability of §§ 58-1-18
Repealed by SL 2012, ch 252, § 30.§ 58-1-2
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South Dakota § 58-17J-2, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sd/58-17J-2.